Ourense - rest day

I got up quite late, but not too late, the general rule on the camino is that you have to be out of the albergue by 0800, so I went out into the city in search of breakfast, which wasn't too difficult to find. Then I headed over to the albergue I will be staying in tonight, taking my time, when I got there the owner just booked me in and let me choose a bed which was great. I then headed out into the city, I had shopping to do, I could do with getting a few small, lightweight souvenirs, I also need to refill my first aid kit, and buy some provisions for the next couple of days, still it was going to be a long day.

I gave up and went back to the albergue, the temperature was in the high 30s and the albergue was air conditioned. So, I lay on my bed and wrote in my journal and read a book on my kindle. I had actually walked 13 km around the city today, so I was happy to have a rest day today.

Dinner was a pizza at a place just around the corner, and it was absolutely fabulous. I planned an early night as I would have an early start, and the first bit is all uphill.Read more